Pak Parliamentry panel seeks ban on Indian TV shows

Islamabad: Pakistani parliamentary panel has asked the government to ban all foreign content in any language during prime time on television channels.

The Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting of the National Assembly or lower house of Parliament made its recommendation during a meeting chaired by Pakistan People’s Party lawmaker Belum Hasnian.

Pakistani television artists and producers have been up in arms over the airing of Turkish serials dubbed in Urdu by several leading channels.

The committee recommended that if the rules of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority allow the airing of the foreign content, such programming should only be subtitled in Urdu or English.